Brian: The right decision?

[maffff]

Now that relegation is all but confirmed after one lukcy point from four games since Brian left, I think we can all agree it was a terrible decision.

Not saying it was the right decision, but how many points were you expecting from those four games?

Minimum of 12.

[DOYLERSAROYALER]

BM makes it sound like he was saddled with the players he had at Reading ...

http://www.clubcall.com/leeds-united/st ... 78036.html

[City of London Royal]

Not the right decision but I can why it was taken.

I like to think he'll return to the club in some capacity one day.

[Maguire]

Now that relegation is all but confirmed after one lukcy point from four games since Brian left, I think we can all agree it was a terrible decision.

Not saying it was the right decision, but how many points were you expecting from those four games?

Minimum of 12.

At an absolute minimum. Would have quite fancied Brian to pick up a couple more than that tbf.

[URZZZZZ]

having had time to see the squad change and develop under NA, yes it was the right decision and the timing was important. had he kept us up it would have been a bonus, but now he can see what he has at his disposal instead of waiting all summer to find out

[sandman]

We've won one game under Basil and the team we were playing were already on the beach. Jury is still out.

[St. Brynjar]

I said no and stick by it, despite the obvious improvement. Brian deserved the season and a shot at promotion next year.

[howser]

We read a lot when McDermott was here that it was about "the group" with a strong dressing room, yet since he has departed there is just player after player saying how well they are playing, passing the ball and competing and how good training has been under NA, maybe things wern't as rosey at the club as McDermott made out and certainly adds fuel to the thought that his "favourites" & mates just had to be fit to get in what was all in all a very poor side. Oh and yes very much the right decision only problem being it should have been made in January, if we had got Adkins then we would have been in with a chance, coz with McDermott we had no chance from the start.

[P!ssed Off]

I said no and stick by it, despite the obvious improvement. Brian deserved the season and a shot at promotion next year.

Sounds like you're saying the club did make the right decision. But that you wouldn't have made that decision.
It's the equivalent of admitting that Guthrie is better than Leigertwood, but Leigertwood should be the regular starter anyway.

[AirRaidSiren]

We read a lot when McDermott was here that it was about "the group" with a strong dressing room, yet since he has departed there is just player after player saying how well they are playing, passing the ball and competing and how good training has been under NA, maybe things wern't as rosey at the club as McDermott made out and certainly adds fuel to the thought that his "favourites" & mates just had to be fit to get in what was all in all a very poor side. Oh and yes very much the right decision only problem being it should have been made in January, if we had got Adkins then we would have been in with a chance, coz with McDermott we had no chance from the start.

This. Except I wanted him gone beginning of December.

Good post.

[St. Brynjar]

I said no and stick by it, despite the obvious improvement. Brian deserved the season and a shot at promotion next year.

Sounds like you're saying the club did make the right decision. But that you wouldn't have made that decision.
It's the equivalent of admitting that Guthrie is better than Leigertwood, but Leigertwood should be the regular starter anyway.

Well it's not, I've always wanted Guthrie ahead of Leigertwood, like most people. Another manager delivering better performances doesn't justify the decision to sack the previous manager who had shown he was more than capable at Championship level. I back Adkins 100% and rate our chances of promotion higher under him than Brian, but for the long term stability of the club I don't think it was the right decision.

[winchester_royal]

A consensus will never be met on this issue, mainly due to the achievements of McD and the affection we all have for him.

Lets just (hopefully) enjoy the (potential) progress during the Adkins era without continually making comparisons between the two.

[winchester_royal]

I back Adkins 100% and rate our chances of promotion higher under him than Brian, but for the long term stability of the club I don't think it was the right decision.

Stunningly impressive logic.

[Forest Gump]

BMcD did really well in the Championship but that is his level. Let's face it our record in the Premier League was abysmal and let's not forget the total mis-management of a 4-0 lead against Arsenal which will tek a lot to beat.
Good luck to him at Leeds but he will need to learn a lot about top payers (including how to identify a good one) if he is to manage in the Premier League.

Personally I would rather support a team that can pass, hold possession and defend rather than one which plays with total naivety the way that Reading did for most of the season.

[Cripple Creek]

I thought it was an appalling decision at the time, partly because I (like so many others, and not just Reading fans) have such fondness for Brian as a person - frankly football management is full of an awful lot of wakners and McD was a cut above most of the rest. However, on reflection I think we were going nowhere very, very fast and I think I was mistaken in disagreeing so vociferously at the decision to sack him. I wish him all the best at Leeds and for the rest of his career which I hope, and happen to believe, will be a successful one.

[jellytot]

It was the right decision. For me AZ had accepted our fate that we were going down and decided
That BM had to go. He could have done it in the summer but making the decision in March has
Given NA time to assess the squad. Personally think we were
Down when we lost both Wigan and Villa games away. Just think Brian's managing and tactics were poor for pl level. To be honest the players were championship level and failed
To step up their game.

Looking forward to the.nee season. We.will challenge. Think we will get things right!

[windermere_royal]

FFS who dug this up again?..move on

[The Quiet Man]

So we now have a manager that Southampton don't rate as being able to succeed at premier league level?

Let's wait and see how long it takes the grind of championship football to take the gloss of these wonderfully expressive players.

[Maguire]

BMcD did really well in the Championship but that is his level. Let's face it our record in the Premier League was abysmal and let's not forget the total mis-management of a 4-0 lead against Arsenal which will tek a lot to beat

Yeah, he definitely deserves to get hammered for putting together a team who went 4-0 up against Arsenal.

[Ian Royal]

BMcD did really well in the Championship but that is his level. Let's face it our record in the Premier League was abysmal and let's not forget the total mis-management of a 4-0 lead against Arsenal which will tek a lot to beat

Yeah, he definitely deserves to get hammered for putting together a team who went 4-0 up against Arsenal.

Not the best of example of failings as you say. Only so much you can do with three subs when a top team really turns it on.